Some tips on how to transition to leaving your kids home alone https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/on-parenting/when-is-it-safe-to-start-leaving-kids-home-alone/2017/08/28/a86390c0-7891-11e7-8839-ec48ec4cae25_story.html?utm_term=.e90e077917b5
Read More »Kids and smartphones
August 29, 2017 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A perspective on the inevitability of facing that for the generation of kids growing up, smartphones are the norm: http://theweek.com/articles/719861/kids-need-smartphones-over
Read More »Rewards and charts
August 28, 2017 | For parents of children | Click on title to comment!
A discussion of when rewards are or are not helpful to motivate kids: http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_kids/2017/08/rewards_systems_for_kids_are_effective_if_you_use_them_correctly.html?wpsrc=newsletter_tis&sid=585044991e5603bd688b4586
Read More »The impact of smartphones on younger generations
August 28, 2017 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A look at the good and the bad of growing up with smartphones: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/
Read More »Getting your kids to reply to you on their smartphone
August 28, 2017 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
A creative dad has created a smartphone app that forces your kids to reply to you when you message them by locking their phone until they reply: http://www.scarymommy.com/dad-son-app-reply-asap/?utm_source=FB http://www.replyasap.co.uk https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/replyasap-app-attack/
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